The Economy and the West After the Civil War After the Civil War‚ the government’s role in the economy and westward expansion changed. They became more focussed on helping big industrial businessmen and no longer need to worry about taming the West. The economy itself changed greatly in the post Civil War era. The Industrial Revolution led to a new kind of big business. Now men like Carnegie‚ Rockefeller‚ and Vanderbilt had huge monopolies and trusts‚ making it nearly impossible for the common
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Furthermore‚ politically speaking the North and the South’s goals‚ were shown by their actions and mindsets after the first shots fired. The North’s overarching political goal was to quickly‚ bring the succeeded states back into the fold violently if necessary‚ to “Press on to Richmond” and “Preserve the Union”. From the beginning of the war to the time Grant ordered Sherman to march to Atlanta‚ several major battles took place that changed the strategic plans and mindsets entirely. Moreover‚ major
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Despite the fact that the Civil War resolved the issue of slavery‚ racism after the war was still rampant and vicious in various parts of the country. Not only did African Americans experience this mistreatment‚ but immigrants as well. The popular notion of Scientific racism encouraged the subjugation of non European people all over the country. Although there was racism in the North and out West after the Civil War‚ nothing compared to the institutionalized racism in the South against African Americans
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MSS220 US Economy After the Civil War The north and the south both experienced a slight struggle after the Civil War concerning agriculture‚ commerce and the state of the economy. A southern newspaper out of Augustus County‚ The Staunton Spectator‚ offered several articles that gave insight as to what the conditions were like after the war had ended. One article‚ “Grape Culture” explained the possible profit one could obtain by adding grapes to their normal crops. Grapes were extremely expensive
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Planters trying to dehumanizing them constantly. Their living conditions and working conditions were to not even close to ideal‚ “The diets of enslaved people were inadequate or barely adequate to meet the demands of their heavy workload.” After the Civil War a project set out to get the stories of what live was like and record it. The slave narratives tell us what it was like to be a slave‚ and what they lived. Everyone knows that the life of a slave was beyond harsh‚ that the horrors they lived
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1. Why did the use of child labor increase after the Civil War? After the Civil war demand for labor grew because the availability of natural resources‚ new inventions‚ and a receptive market. Children were sent to work to help support their families since the factory wages for their parents were low. 2. Why did many oppose the use of children as factory workers? Many opposed child labor since the long hours of work deprived the children of the opportunity to go to school. Also‚
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The horrendous Civil War began in 1861. This hideous war divided the nation into the North and South‚ or mainly anti-slavery vs. slavery. The Southern political leaders relied on slavery so heavily they would even secede. Also‚ the endless debates over slavery’s future changed in generation before the war. Southern political leaders were convinced that slavery was going to be abolished by the Lincoln and the Republican party. The South used slavery in almost every aspect of life. They used them
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INDUSTRIALIZATION AFTER THE CIVIL WAR Industrialization led to urbanization in most of the major city centers which led to bigger business. This change in enterprise is what changed/influenced the politics of not only the cities themselves‚ but the country as a whole. During the industrialization that followed the end of the civil war‚ there were many opportunities for American’s. Not all American’s would benefit from such advances though. The rise of big business game way for many groundbreaking
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During reconstruction‚ black lives had changed dramatically. There were changes that related to slavery‚ and changes that gave blacks citizenship‚ voting rights‚ civil rights‚ and much more. The period of reconstruction was a struggle for African Americans‚ however by the time it was over‚ they could all breathe a sigh of relief. After the South was defeated by the Union army‚ people of color nationwide were declared free; however‚ blacks had to find their own course of action during the reconstructed
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C31‚ C21 January 23‚ 2013 Black Americans Following the Civil War Southern black Americans faced many challenges following the Civil War. Although several major improvements were made‚ life for blacks in the South was far from perfect. This process of hoping to rebuild the war-torn South is known as the Reconstruction Era. There were many policies implemented during this time with the intentions of helping freed slaves. Initially Reconstruction looked good for blacks‚ as they were finally freed from
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